Lynx Concept Art Low Angle

Lynx Concept Art Cockpit Detail

This Lynx concept art shows detail of the spacecraft including the cockpit.

The Lynx Wind Tunnel Model with Control Surfaces

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The Lynx wind tunnel model with complete set of control surfaces

Lynx Model Group

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XCOR Aerospace employees study the Lynx spacecraft model.

XCOR 5K18 Engine Testing

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5K18 engine testing for the Lynx spacecraft continues through winter and spring in the High Desert. Image released March 24, 2009.

XCOR Unveils New Suborbital Rocketship

Credit: Mike Massee/XCOR

An artist's rendition of XCOR Aerospace's Lynx space plane high above the Earth. Roughly the size of a small private airplane, the craft is designed to make several flights a day into a zero-gravity environment.

XCOR Aerospace Lynx Spacecraft With Payload

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XCOR Aerospace's Lynx spacecraft is shown launching into space with a science payload on its dorsal side in this artist's illustration.

XCOR - Flight of the Lynx

Still from animation shows a typical sub-orbital mission of XCOR's tourist-class vehicle.

Methane Rocket Engine Successfully Tested

Credit: Mike Massee/XCOR

XCOR's methane rocket successfully passing a test in the Mojave Desert. The technology could make planets and moons into space-based refueling stations.

XCOR Aerospace Lynx Space Plane: Science Payload Diagram

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This diagram from XCOR Aerospace shows where science payloads will be placed on its Lynx space plane during suborbital spaceflights.

Private Spaceflight: Shifting into Fast Forward

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XCOR Aerospace is making progress in putting together its suborbital business plans. The group is also engaged in future rocket races based on their EZ-Rocket design. Image

XCOR Aerospace CEO Jeff Greason

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XCOR Aerospace CEO Jeff Greason.

Tuskegee Airman Le Roy Gillead Wins Free Ride to Suborbital Space

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Le Roy Gillead (right), one of the 401 original Tuskegee Airmen who helped integrate the U.S. military, was awarded a free ride to suborbital space aboard XCOR Aerospace's Lynx vehicle in 2009. He hopes to blast off in 2013.

Lynx Concept Art Low Angle

Lynx Concept Art Cockpit Detail

This Lynx concept art shows detail of the spacecraft including the cockpit.

The Lynx Wind Tunnel Model with Control Surfaces

Credit: XCOR Aerospace

The Lynx wind tunnel model with complete set of control surfaces

Lynx Model Group

Credit: XCOR Aerospace

XCOR Aerospace employees study the Lynx spacecraft model.

XCOR 5K18 Engine Testing

Credit: XCOR Aerospace

5K18 engine testing for the Lynx spacecraft continues through winter and spring in the High Desert. Image released March 24, 2009.

XCOR Unveils New Suborbital Rocketship

Credit: Mike Massee/XCOR

An artist's rendition of XCOR Aerospace's Lynx space plane high above the Earth. Roughly the size of a small private airplane, the craft is designed to make several flights a day into a zero-gravity environment.

XCOR Aerospace Lynx Spacecraft With Payload

Credit: XCOR Aerospace

XCOR Aerospace's Lynx spacecraft is shown launching into space with a science payload on its dorsal side in this artist's illustration.

XCOR - Flight of the Lynx

Still from animation shows a typical sub-orbital mission of XCOR's tourist-class vehicle.

Methane Rocket Engine Successfully Tested

Credit: Mike Massee/XCOR

XCOR's methane rocket successfully passing a test in the Mojave Desert. The technology could make planets and moons into space-based refueling stations.

XCOR Aerospace Lynx Space Plane: Science Payload Diagram

Credit: XCOR Aerospace

This diagram from XCOR Aerospace shows where science payloads will be placed on its Lynx space plane during suborbital spaceflights.

Private Spaceflight: Shifting into Fast Forward

Credit: XCOR Aerospace

XCOR Aerospace is making progress in putting together its suborbital business plans. The group is also engaged in future rocket races based on their EZ-Rocket design. Image

XCOR Aerospace CEO Jeff Greason

Credit: SPACE.com/William Faulkner

XCOR Aerospace CEO Jeff Greason.

Tuskegee Airman Le Roy Gillead Wins Free Ride to Suborbital Space

Credit: XCOR Aerospace

Le Roy Gillead (right), one of the 401 original Tuskegee Airmen who helped integrate the U.S. military, was awarded a free ride to suborbital space aboard XCOR Aerospace's Lynx vehicle in 2009. He hopes to blast off in 2013.